[TheForge] Shrink fitting steel to wood

Sun Aug 10 08:36:01 2003

Ideally,  wooden hub should be made of elm.

Bob

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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Shrink fitting steel to wood

Shannel:  The closer the fit when the pieces are cold, the less heating is
necessary.  The pieces should nearly fit cold, with the heat applied to make
the last little bit of fit-up possible by expanding the metal ring enough to
snugly fit.  Is the wooden hub oak? Maple?  Ash?  Hickory?

Grant